AboutAndrew Senger Expertise Anything related to baseball rules.
Experience I am a baseball umpire. I am certified for High School (NFHS), and work in Missouri (MSHSAA). I also umpire for local leagues that use both NFHS and OBR.
Organizations NFHS - National Federation of High Schools
MSHSAA - Missouri State High School Athletic Association
GSLAU - Greater St. Louis Association of Umpires
Education/Credentials I have attended numerous training lessons on umpiring. Many of these lessons including Rules Interpretations.
Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. Batter hits a line drive to the outfield and both runners come in. The batter misses first base on the way to second. The pitcher makes a proper appeal and the umpire calls the batter out.
Now the question. Do the runs count?
Answer Wes,
The runs would not count. The following is from the Official Baseball Rules:
7.12 Unless two are out, the status of a following runner is not affected by a preceding runner’s failure to touch or retouch a base. If, upon appeal, the preceding runner is the third out, no runners following him shall score. If such third out is the result of a force play, neither preceding nor following runners shall score.
The missing of first base is a force play, so no runners shall score.
